Orangeville, Indiana
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1949 and the latest in 1993. It stands in Orangeville Township. It lies in ZIP code area 47469. It stands on Dry Branch. The Survey maps it on the Georgia quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 14 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1949 USGS Georgia quadrangle1:24000
- 1951 USGS Georgia quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Vincennes quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Vincennes quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Vincennes quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Georgia quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Bedford quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Bedford quadrangle1:100000
- 1993 USGS Georgia quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
13 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 13 fires within 5 miles of Orangeville between 2001 and 2012, burning about 103 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 August 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Hoosier National Forest | TUCKER LAKE |
| 16 May 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Hoosier National Forest | SHIRLEY CREEK |
| 7 March 2012 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Hoosier National Forest | BONDS |
| 24 March 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7.0 acres | Hoosier National Forest | WEST BADEN RESTART |
| 24 March 2001 | Debris and open burning | 75 acres | Hoosier National Forest | ELK |
| 11 March 2001 | Debris and open burning | 12 acres | Hoosier National Forest | PROSPECT |
| 29 February 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Hoosier National Forest | LOST ROVER FIRE |
| 28 February 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.2 acres | Hoosier National Forest | SILVERTON FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Orangeville: 2 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Flagstone, Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cave Quarries, Inc. | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Edwards Sandstone Quarry | Flagstone | Past Producer | ||
| Hopper Sandstone Quarry | Flagstone | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
4 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Orangeville in 4 storm reports between 1998 and 2001: 3 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orangeville | - | Trees were downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| May 1998 | Hail | Orangeville | - | Spotter reported dime size hail. |
| May 1998 | Hail | Orangeville | - | Dime size hail reported by spotter. |
| June 2001 | Hail | Orangeville | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hindostan | 3.5 miles | 14 | |
| Abydel | 4.2 miles | 15 | |
| Turleys | 4.6 miles | 15 | |
| Prospect | 4.8 miles | 15 | |
| Bonds | 5.2 miles | 18 | |
| West Baden Springs | 5.4 miles | 15 | |
| Lost River | 5.8 miles | 14 | |
| Orleans | 5.9 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 451304. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.








